Skrillex, PHONKMAN and D&B Surge

Chase & Status move up to No. 1 on the drum & bass DJ chart, and the track chart explains why: “Baddadan” with Flowdan, Irah, Trigga and Takura is still the scene’s most effective shorthand for festival-scale aggression. Dimension also climbs to No. 3, Hedex rises to No. 5, and A.M.C moves up to No. 7, making this a week where impact, MC energy and technical momentum beat smoother liquid continuity.

The fallers tell the other half of the story. Sub Focus slips to No. 2 despite “Turn Up” with Dimension sitting at No. 2 on tracks, Wilkinson drops to No. 4, and Netsky falls to No. 6. That does not mean melodic D&B is cooling off completely; “Take It Away,” “All For You,” “Glow” and “Still Sleepless (Dimension Remix)” remain highly playable. It means the current top end of the chart is rewarding bolder drops and more instantly identifiable crowd triggers.

DJs should treat “Baddadan” as a late-set or reload record, not a casual mid-set insert. “Holy Moly” by Hedex and Eksman belongs in the same high-pressure zone, especially after a double-drop tease or MC-led transition. For contrast, “Disconnect” by Culture Shock, who enters the DJ chart at No. 8, is the smarter bridge: use it to pull a set from vocal-led rollers into harder material without making the energy jump feel clumsy. Fred V’s new entry at No. 10 also signals space for brighter, more melodic programming earlier in a D&B hour.

Dubstep is the most dramatic reset of the week: every DJ in the top ten is new, led by Skrillex at No. 1, Kaskade at No. 2 and Crankdat at No. 3. SampliFire, MAD DUBZ, Nitepunk, NGHTMRE, Cyclops, ILLENIUM and SVDDEN DEATH complete a chart that reads like a scene reconnecting its festival past with its current riddim and hybrid-bass mechanics.

The track list reinforces that split identity. “A Little Bit” by Kaskade and Crankdat tops the trending tracks, “Riddim N Dabs” by SampliFire and MAD DUBZ gives the chart its darker neck-snap function, and “Soma” by Skrillex and Nitepunk sits beside returning Skrillex staples “Rumble,” “Bangarang,” “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” and “First of the Year (Equinox).” The movement says dubstep crowds are not only asking for new drops; they are asking for lineage, recognition and chaos in the same sequence.

Phonk is just as explosive, but more concentrated. PHONKMAN enters at No. 1 and owns the top five tracks with “Montagem Inferno,” “Terror,” “MONTAGEM FUMAÇA,” “MONTAGEM FAVELA” and “MONTAGEM DRIFT.” Nakama, MXZI, KHAOS, Jmilton, ATLXS, Sayfalse, Ariis and Kordhell also arrive as new DJ-chart entries, while Dj Samir climbs to No. 5. This is a scene being driven by montagem velocity: short, hard, viral and built for abrupt transitions.

For DJs, “A Little Bit” is the most flexible dubstep add: it can sit at the front of a bass set because the Kaskade connection gives it a cleaner entry point before heavier material. “Riddim N Dabs” and “Computah” by NGHTMRE and Cyclops should be saved for peak-time impact. On the phonk side, do not overplay the PHONKMAN run in one block unless the room is already locked into that tempo and texture. Use “Montagem Inferno” as a 60-to-90-second energy spike, then cut fast into “DIA DELÍCIA” by Nakama or “MONTAGEM XONADA” by MXZI to keep the sequence from feeling one-dimensional.

House is the week’s most stable major chart. Mr. Belt & Wezol hold No. 1, Adam Port stays at No. 2, Keinemusik remains No. 3, LF SYSTEM stays No. 4, HUGEL holds No. 5 and Michael Bibi remains No. 6. That kind of immobility usually means the records are still working across multiple environments, from terrace sets to commercial rooms.

The movement arrives in the lower half, where Cloonee enters at No. 7, Fisher (OZ) enters at No. 8 and Black Coffee appears at No. 10, while Kettama moves down to No. 9. It suggests house is balancing three lanes at once: vocal recognition through “It’s Not Right But It’s Okay,” afro and melodic polish through “Move,” and rougher club functionality through “Free Your Mind” and “Losing Control.”

DJs should add “It’s Not Right But It’s Okay” by Mr. Belt & Wezol as a reliable early-peak singalong, especially in open-format or house-leaning festival sets. “Move” by Adam Port, Stryv, Keinemusik, Orso and Malachiii is a better long-blend record for sunset or first-hour tension because it rewards patience. “MYSTERY OF RAW” by Michael Bibi, KETTAMA and Wu-Tang belongs later, when the floor can handle a grittier pivot. Cloonee and Prospa’s “Free Your Mind” is the sleeper weapon for moving from polished house into tougher tech-house pressure.

Melodic techno is still anchored by Anyma at No. 1, with “Abyss” topping the track chart and “Neo-Consciousness” with Chris Avantgarde at No. 2. The bigger story is the surge around that orbit: ARTBAT climb to No. 2, CamelPhat rise to No. 4, Miss Monique moves up to No. 5, and Chris Avantgarde enters directly at No. 3. Kölsch, KASIA, Korolova, Massano and Innellea all arrive as new entries, showing how wide the melodic-techno appetite has become.

Progressive mirrors that long-arc energy but with more classic journey structure. Hernan Cattaneo climbs to No. 1, Guy J rises to No. 2, and Maceo Plex enters at No. 3. Miss Monique, ARTBAT, Eelke Kleijn, Patrice Bäumel and Jeremy Olander all enter the progressive DJ chart, while Yotto drops to No. 7 and CamelPhat hold at No. 8. The scene is rewarding patient, horizon-line records again: “Horizon,” “Echoes,” “The Traveller,” “Mirage” and “Lunar” are all built to stretch a room rather than shock it.

For DJs, “Abyss” is not just a peak-time melodic techno record; it is a visual-set centerpiece, best placed after the crowd has accepted darker atmospherics. “Waste my time - Chris Avantgarde Remix” by Kölsch, CamelPhat and Chris Avantgarde is the more versatile bridge from progressive into melodic techno because it carries both groove and scale. In progressive sets, “Horizon” by Guy J and “Echoes” by Hernan Cattaneo & Marcelo Vasami should sit in the middle third, where dancers are ready for hypnosis but not yet demanding the hardest payoff.

Techno’s top three all move up: BENNETT to No. 1, ILYAA to No. 2 and Creeds to No. 3. That is a clear signal that the scene’s most visible chart energy is currently coming from direct, hook-led records rather than minimal pressure alone. “Vois sur ton chemin - Techno Mix,” “Bla Bla Bla” and “Push Up - Main Edit” are immediate, memorable and engineered for big-room recognition.

The new entries are equally important. Mark Reeve arrives at No. 4, Amelie Lens at No. 5, Jay Lumen at No. 6, Charlotte de Witte at No. 7, Adam Beyer at No. 8, HI-LO at No. 9 and Anyma at No. 10. That combination says techno is not abandoning credibility; it is layering familiar names and festival-ready hooks into the same chart space. “Everything Done,” “AURA,” “Dance4Life,” “Una Hora Más” and “The Rocketman” give DJs multiple routes into the peak hour.

Use BENNETT’s “Vois sur ton chemin - Techno Mix” as a recognizable lift after a darker run, not as an opener. ILYAA’s “Bla Bla Bla” can work earlier because its vocal hook resets attention quickly. “AURA” by Amelie Lens and “Everything Done” by Mark Reeve are stronger for the drive section of a techno set, where you want pressure without turning the booth into pure novelty. “The Rocketman” by Anyma is the crossover card for DJs moving between melodic techno and harder main-room techno.

Trance posts another full-board reset: Armin van Buuren enters at No. 1, Above & Beyond at No. 2, Paul van Dyk at No. 3, Gareth Emery at No. 4 and Aly & Fila at No. 5. Andrew Rayel, Cosmic Gate, Ferry Corsten, Markus Schulz and Ruben de Ronde complete an all-new top ten that leans heavily into heritage authority and vocal recognition.

The trending tracks are built around exactly that emotional memory. “Blah Blah Blah” leads for Armin van Buuren, followed by Gareth Emery’s “Concrete Angel” with Christina Novelli, ATB’s “Walk Through Walls” with HALIENE, Paul van Dyk’s “Nothing But Love” and Cosmic Gate’s “Coming Home” with JES. The movement says trance crowds are responding to identity: big names, big melodies and songs that can survive outside the drop.

DJs should be careful not to front-load all the anthems. “Nothing But Love” is a strong early emotional lift, while “Coming Home” can sit in the middle of a melodic trance progression. “Concrete Angel” deserves a late-set placement where the vocal can land fully, and “See The End” by Above & Beyond vs. Seven Lions is the crossover tool for moving between trance, melodic bass and festival EDM. “Blah Blah Blah” is best treated as a crowd-command record: deploy it when call-and-response energy matters more than subtlety.

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